Soo Ja Fusion Bistro — Restaurant in Fremont

READ THIS BEFORE GOING: The food and service was alright (6/10), nothing special or exceptionally good. I came with a party of 5 and we ordered 4 OVERPRICED dishes. This is a bare bones, casual restaurant that charges more than jang su jang (which has way better food and the servers check on your table frequently) for the same dishes. When we asked for the bill, we were only given the credit card receipt that asks you to sign. This doesn’t have a breakdown of all the items prices and charges. We signed and gave them a 15% tip as suggested. However, we were surprised at the bill being more than $115 for 4 dishes (cheese corn, bulgogi pancake, soft tofu soup, and wings). We then asked for the itemized receipt and discovered that there was a surprise 18% service charge automatically added. This was not mentioned anywhere on the menu and we were not told/made aware of this until we asked. I’ve been to other restaurants with service charges before but the cashier either tells us straight up or it was explicitly stated on the menu that there is a service charge and what that money is used for. Does anyone know if this is legal? I’ve seen many people complain about this on soo ja’s yelp but not on google. So TLDR: 18% service charge + 15% tip = 33% extra for subpar food and service. I will not be...

One of many Korean restaurants in the Bay Area we had to try on our list. This one had a good list of choices and their dishes were pretty big except the chicken wings which always seem to always take the longest to cook.

The garlic wings were good but some pieces so tiny that they should not count towards the fifteen pieces. The seafood pancake was good flavor and good size. I really liked the kimchi fried rice, spicy pork and Premium LA Kalbi. The Steamed Egg had no flavor and it had too much soup in it which I thought was weird. We ordered sodas and their Lychee Cocktail for twenty bucks which was a carafe pitcher size. It was pretty good and strong; nothing fancy. We also ordered Bibimap which was pretty big.

Choice this Korean restaurant for mom's bday and was satisfied. The prices were on the expensive side. Not a place for a date as it's loud here but good for groups and drinking. Service is ok. They forgot one of our items but at least, they didn't charge us; we did have a big group though. Haha they even told us politely that we had to go as they had awaiting customers. The place is small, and can get crowded fast so I recommend to come early but lots of...

This is the cursed spot of Fremont/Newark. I've been to every single food business that tried to make it work. I sincerely hope this place lasts more than a year.

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon, ordered a bulgogi meal along with Sapporo.

The meal came as a dome of rice, bulgogi, and a small salad with dressing. Salad was fine, crisp lettuce, light dressing, and for some reason, 3 blueberries. Bulgogi was pleasant, not at all overly marinated and excessively sweet. It had a good balance of sweet and savory flavor.

One small criticism is that the Sapporo is $8, which is on the high side of beer. Korean restaurants are usually slightly more expensive than typical Asian sit-downs, the food quality and service can make up for it. I just didn't expect this to also reflect on the beer. I imagine this to be because did the Sapporo was even $2 cheaper, patrons are more likely to order Japanese beer over the Korean soju, but that's just speculations.

Overall, I'm coming back. The food was good, severs were attentive, and...